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Why is the Shalamcheh-Basra railroad so important to Iran and Iraq?

Tehran and Baghdad begin construction of rail link after decades of planning, but challenges remain.

Al Jazeera

Kirkuk curfew lifted after deadly unrest at rival protests by Arabs, Kurds

Four people killed as Kurds, Arabs hold rival protests over plans to hand over security building to local authorities.

Al Jazeera

18 people have been killed in Iraq after a bus carrying Shiite pilgrims to Karbala overturned

Iraqi medical officials say 18 people have been killed after a bus carrying pilgrims to the Iraqi city of Karbala overturned north of Baghdad

The Independent UK

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Iranian, four Iraqis jailed for life for killing of US citizen in Baghdad

The men confessed to the murder, saying they kidnapped the American for ransom but did not mean to kill him.

Al Jazeera

Refugee children have a right to be educated in Indonesia – our research shows the barriers in their way

Indonesia is a major refugee transit country in Southeast Asia. As of May 2023, Indonesia hosted at least 12,704 refugees, primarily from Afghanistan, Somalia, Myanmar, Iraq and Sudan. Almost 30% are children.

The Conversation

Michael Rakowitz: The Waiting Gardens of the North review

Michael Rakowitz is an Iraqi-American artist renowned for recreating ancient Middle Eastern sculptures, said Elena Clavarino on Air Mail. He does this not with limestone or basalt, but using cardboard, food packaging and other modern materials. In 2018, for instance, he recreated a huge Assyrian statue of a winged bull…

The Week

'India will find plenty of support in Qatar for Asian Cup 2023'

PANAJI: India's preparations for the all-important AFC Asian Cup early next year will start with the King's Cup in Thailand where the national team has been drawn to play former champions Iraq.

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‘The odds were all against me’: Ali al-Hamadi’s odyssey from Iraq to AFC Wimbledon

The 21-year-old Iraq striker whose mother fled with him to Liverpool when he was one faces Chelsea in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday

The Guardian - UK

‘Doing the right thing’ earned this ex-Marine mom of three $40 million

Sarah Feinberg, an Iraq military veteran, alleges Booz Allen Hamilton used government funds to pay for loss-making projects.

Fortune

French president pays homage to solider killed in anti-terror operation in Iraq

A French special forces soldier was killed and four soldiers injured during an anti-terrorist operation in Iraq, President Emmanuel Macron's office announced on Tuesday. It's the third French death in Operation Chammal this month.

Radio France Internationale

French special forces soldier killed in anti-terror operation in Iraq

A member of an elite French commando unit was killed on Monday in Iraq while "supporting an Iraqi unit in an anti-terrorist operation", President Emmanuel Macron's office said Tuesday.

France 24

Iraq executes three for 2016 ISIL blast that killed hundreds

One of the deadliest attacks to ever hit Iraq killed 323 people who were in a shopping area in 2016.

Al Jazeera

Iran says deal agreed with Iraq for disarming, relocation of Kurdish rebels

Tehran sets deadline of September 19 for rebels to be disarmed and removed from bases in northern Iraq.

Al Jazeera

Iraq's polluted rivers threaten daily life, pose serious health risks

Over the past few months, temperatures in Iraq have reached 50 degrees Celsius and water levels in the country’s rivers are dropping fast. Despite having two big rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates, Iraq suffers from desertification and there are concerns about the water disappearing - mainly from Iranian and Turkish…

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Iraq offers rewards for information on missing people from Gulf War

Baghdad calls on people with information about burial sites of missing persons from the Gulf War to come forward.

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis accused of overselling his Navy SEAL career at GOP debate

Florida governor served as legal adviser to a Navy SEAL commander in Iraq

Al Jazeera

Turkish attacks kill 7 PKK members in Iraq as delegation visits KRG

Turkish FM discussed oil exports blocked by Turkey in March after a longstanding arbitration case filed by Baghdad.

The Independent UK

UK and Iraq strengthen partnership to combat crime and terrorism

Both countries are preparing to sign a statement of intent to tackle shared organised-crime threats.

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Turkey wants Iraq to designate PKK a ‘terrorist’ organisation: Top diplomat

Turkey says PKK is a threat to Iraqi security, ignoring Baghdad’s complaints about Ankara’s air attacks on Iraqi soil.

The Guardian - UK

Khalid Kishtainy obituary

Other lives: Iraqi writer, broadcaster and translator whose newspaper column ran for more than 30 years

The Independent UK

Beau Biden: The story of Joe Biden’s late son

The Delaware attorney general and Iraq War veteran, the president’s eldest son, died in 2015

Newsroom.co.nz

Former soldier takes on new battle to rebuild our health system

Jeremy Holman was a senior British Army engineering officer overseeing the construction of community and medical facilities in war-torn Afghanistan; now he's building hospitals and community clinics in New Zealand. Jonathan Milne reports.

The Independent UK

Officials commemorate 20th anniversary of deadly attack on UN headquarters in Iraq

Iraqi and United Nations officials have marked the 20th anniversary of a deadly attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad

The Independent UK

Unapologetic Shiite cleric blasts corruption in Iraq and Lebanon, and attempts to silence him

A Lebanese Shiite cleric who has angered politicians and religious leaders in Lebanon and Iraq says that groups including Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah are trying to silence voices of dissent within the sect — including his own

Zenger

‘Thank You For Your Service: A Burn Pit Story’ Crowdfunding Campaign For Documentary

The Documentary delves into the devastating consequences faced by military members who have been exposed to burn pits during wars

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